The Supreme Court issued its opinion last Friday in Commonwealth v. Jeffrey Jindawong Lizama, 2017 MP 5. The high court, in a plurality opinion, vacated Jeffrey Lizama’s sentence, finding the trial court failed to properly individualize Lizama’s sentence and improperly denied...

Three weeks ago, the Senate unanimously confirmed three remaining appointees of a five governing board of trustees for the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. The appointment of these trustees was mandated by the passage of H.B. 19-186, HD1, which was subsequently signed by Gov. Torres...

FAIRFAX, Va.—The International Association of Fire Chiefs announced Tuesday last week the participants accepted into the inaugural year of the IAFC Diversity Executive Leadership Program, or iDELP, among them the CNMI’s own fire chief, Claudio Norita. iDELP is a new program...

Sen. Paul A. Manglona (Ind-Rota) is suing his own mother’s estate and siblings over a disputed piece of land in Upper Capital Hill, Saipan. Manglona, through counsel Jennifer Dockter, is suing Priscilla M. Torres, Thomas A. Manglona, and the estate of Bernadita A. Manglona for...